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Blood & Thunder
Tyrone-based author Darach MacDonald, who spent a year shadowing a loyalist band, tells Garbhan Downey how the experience confounded his expectations -
INTERVIEW: Claire Allan
The doyenne of chick-lit chats to Garbhan Downey about edgy new bestseller -
Music Maker
Eamon Friel needs a leading lady for his first musical comedy. Garbhan Downey talks to the BBC presenter before auditions in the Derry Playhouse -
Sean McMahon: The Battle King
Derry's indefatigable writer speaks to Garbhan Downey about his two latest histories, ‘Battles Fought on Irish Soil’ and ‘The Belfast Blitz’ -
Northern Lights: Bishop Frederick Hervey
Garbhan Downey salutes the art-loving eccentric who helped shape 18th Century Derry -
INTERVIEW: Dave Duggan
The Oscar-nominated writer takes a break from rehearsals to tell CultureNorthernIreland about his new WWI drama Still, The Blackbird Sings -
All Naked Flames
Sullem Voe has Garbhan Downey revelling in a fiery new album with a long-lasting burn -
Shami Chakrabarti
Garbhan Downey attends the civil rights lawyer's keynote lecture for the British Council at the Derry Playhouse -
Northern Lights: Foyle Film Festival
Garbhan Downey on Derry's celebration of cinema. Click Play Audio for two podcasts from this year's festival, with director Margo Harkin and actor Gerard McSorley -
Northern Lights: The Women from Poolbeg
Garbhan Downey meets the northern chick literati